Kiss of Death
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Kiss of Death is a 1947 American film noir crime drama best known for its gritty realism and Richard Widmark’s chilling debut performance as a sadistic villain.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kiss of Death canonical | 9 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Eleazar Lipsky ⓘ |
| character | Tommy Udo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Norbert Brodine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | American film ⓘ |
| containsTheme |
crime and punishment
ⓘ
informant and witness cooperation with law enforcement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Henry Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | J. Watson Webb Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | classic Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | location shooting in New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Kiss of Death (1995 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Nick Bianco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Buttolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | voice-over narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Richard Widmark’s debut film performance
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gritty realism ⓘ portrayal of a sadistic villain ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | postwar urban crime ⓘ |
| portraysActor |
Richard Widmark as Tommy Udo
ⓘ
Victor Mature as Nick Bianco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Fred Kohlmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rating | Approved (Production Code era) ⓘ |
| releaseDate | August 27, 1947 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Lederer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Brian Donlevy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coleen Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Malden NERFINISHED ⓘ Mildred Dunnock NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Widmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Mature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Eleazar Lipsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioLot | 20th Century Fox Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| widmarkPerformanceReputation | one of the most memorable villain debuts in film noir ⓘ |
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